Vigil for Palestine in Edinburgh ahead of commons vote

There was a vigil for Palestine in Festival Square, Edinburgh on Sunday 12th October 2014. The vigil saw candles placed in the shape of a Buddhist OM which is a mantra and mystical Sanskrit sound of Hindu origin.

The vigil was one day before the House of Commons in London was due to vote on the recognition of a Palestinian State.

Thus far 130 countries in the world recognise Palestine, including most of most of Africa, Asia and Latin America. The so-called `civilised west` lags behind with the US, Britain, Australasia and most of Europe failing to recognise Palestine. The current total is expected to increase when Sweden becomes the first member of the EU to recognise Palestine and Britain may well follow suit.

Countries which recognise Palestine as at 2014:
 http://qz.com/276164/all-the-countries-including-sweden-that-now-recognize-palestinian-statehood/

Article on the coming vote in the Westminster Parliament on Monday 13th October 2014:
 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/12/mps-vote-recognition-palestinian-state